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Tethering Grace & Togetherness

Why May is already amazing…

May 7, 2014 by HappyGoStuckey 2 Comments

Oh, don’t think I almost didn’t title this post, “A-MAY-zing” but I didn’t. I know better than to throw a poorly constructed pun around like that.

However, there are several things I think you should know about and after telling you “What I learned in April…” I wanted you to know what’s great about May.

So here it is in no particular order–

Mom’s Night Out the Movie is coming out this weekend!!!!! Last year at Allume, I had the privilege of talking for a few minutes with the lovely ladies from Provident Films. We were all shown the movie trailer and I have been excited about this movie ever since. PLEASE consider grabbing a few friends and making it a girls’ night out! Watch the fun trailer below and GO SEE THE MOVIE!!! I will definitely be there with several of my favorite fellow Mamas– you should too!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZTmFa-2l4k]

 

Walt Disney World just released their FREE DINING dates for this year!!!!  Lots of dates available, so if you are even considering Disney vacation this year, this is a fantastic deal. (If you are not familiar, basically you book your package paying for the hotel and park tickets and get the dining plan for FREE!) We used the dining plan this past April and it was the most wonderful thing! We were able to sort of “go all out” with the restaurants we chose, including character meals and the whole thing was linked to our Magic Bands, really eliminating the need to even carry money during the day. Dining is certainly one of the more expensive portions of any vacation, and certainly so at Disney. Going during a free-dining promotion allows you the all-inclusive-ness of the trip and the benefit of being able to choose from a HUGE list of fabulous Disney restaurants!

We use Destinations in Florida for our Disney planning needs and I HIGHLY recommend them. (Post coming soon about some of the benefits of booking through them as opposed to WDW directly, but they are a FREE service!) They offer all the same deals Disney does and they offer the ADDED bonus of FREE deal watching. Which means, if you have a vacation booked for later in the year and Disney releases new discounts for that time, they watch for those things so you don’t have to!  Destinations In Florida Travel is an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner and since Disney pays them for bringing in the business, they are a free service to you and me! Contact Becca at Destinations In Florida Travel for more information or a free quote on a Disney vacation. (Offer Valid for arrivals most nights: Aug. 31-Oct. 3, Oct. 26-Nov. 1, Nov. 9-20, Dec. 12-23, 2014. Book by Aug. 8, 2014.)

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I’m still hoping to post more Disney pictures soon. There is still much I want to share with you about our trip! And yes, I’m aware my little twin has all the same sass. Ha!

And just to add a little bit of a sappy quality to all the Mama’s out there— leave it to Publix!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwPInEIkVS0]

 

 

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Comments

  1. Jacqueline Heider says

    May 7, 2014 at 11:58 am

    Thanks! Now I have to go re-do my make-up. How sweet!!

    Reply
    • happygostuckey says

      May 7, 2014 at 11:59 am

      Sorry!!! Lance told me he watched it the other day and then someone walked into his office and he had to play it tough. Haha!

      Reply

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This photo reminds me to look again at our year, our season, our circumstances.

To look a second and third time.
To keep looking as long as it takes to see that the joy of our right now isn’t gone, it just might be hiding in the shadow of all that’s hard.

Brokenness is never vague. And we don’t have to search very long to see it both within ourselves and around us.
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To work with yeast and flour again and again— until the message of waiting for something really good dusted our apron fronts and kitchen floors.

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